Secondary battery

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a secondary battery which comprises: a cap plate provided with a first electrode terminal; an electrode assembly comprising a main body and a first electrode tab; a first connecting piece connected between the first electrode tab and the first electrode terminal. The first connecting piece includes a first electrode terminal connecting portion, a first electrode tab connecting portion and a first fusing portion. The secondary battery further comprises an insulating piece arranged on the first connecting piece to prevent direct physical contact between the first electrode tab and the first electrode terminal connecting portion by covering at least an edge of the first electrode terminal connecting portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A secondary battery, comprising:
 a cap plate provided with a first electrode terminal; 
 an electrode assembly comprising a main body and a first electrode tab arranged on the main body; and 
 a first connecting piece further including a first electrode terminal connecting portion, a first electrode tab connecting portion and a first fusing portion therebetween, each portion having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface of the first electrode terminal connecting portion is fixed to a bottom of the first electrode terminal and the bottom surface of the first electrode tab connecting portion is fixed to a portion of the first electrode tab; and 
 an insulating piece partially arranged on the bottom surface of the first electrode terminal connecting portion including an edge of the first electrode terminal connecting portion and the bottom surface of the first electrode tab connecting portion to prevent direct physical contact between the portion of the first electrode tab and the bottom surface of the first electrode terminal connecting portion. 
 
     
     
       2. The secondary battery according to  claim 1 , wherein the first connecting piece includes a first surface and a second surface which is opposite to the first surface, the first surface facing the cap plate, the second surface facing the electrode assembly, and the first electrode tab and the insulating piece arranged on the second surface of the first connecting piece. 
     
     
       3. The secondary battery according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first fusing portion is formed by providing an opening in the first connecting piece, and the first fusing portion includes fusing sub-portions provided at two sides of the opening respectively along a width direction; or 
 the first fusing portion is formed by providing notches in the first connecting piece, and the notches are provided at two sides of the first fusing portion respectively along the width direction. 
 
     
     
       4. The secondary battery according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the electrode assembly is provided as multiple in number; 
 the first electrode tab connecting portion includes two first electrode tab connecting sub-portions and a first electrode tab jointing sub-portion; 
 the two first electrode tab connecting sub-portions extend along a length direction, and each first electrode tab connecting sub-portion is fixed to the first electrode tab of the corresponding electrode assembly; 
 the first electrode tab jointing sub-portion extends along a width direction, and two ends of the first electrode tab jointing sub-portion are connected to the two first electrode tab connecting sub-portions respectively; 
 the first electrode terminal connecting portion is positioned between the two first electrode tab connecting sub-portions and extends along the length direction. 
 
     
     
       5. The secondary battery according to  claim 4 , wherein the first fusing portion is connected between the first electrode tab jointing sub-portion and the first electrode terminal connecting portion. 
     
     
       6. The secondary battery according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the insulating piece at least covers the two edges of the first electrode terminal connecting portion which are respectively positioned at two sides of the first electrode terminal connecting portion along the width direction. 
 
     
     
       7. The secondary battery according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the secondary battery further comprises two insulating bars, each insulating bar is provided in a gap between the first electrode terminal connecting portion and the first electrode tab connecting sub-portion, and each insulating bar is not lower than a surface of the first connecting piece which is connected to the first electrode tab along a height direction. 
 
     
     
       8. The secondary battery according to  claim 1 , wherein the insulating piece further covers the first fusing portion. 
     
     
       9. The secondary battery according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first electrode tab includes a connecting section and a bending section, the connecting section being connected to the first electrode tab connecting portion of the first connecting piece, and the bending section bends and is serially connected between the main body of the electrode assembly and the connecting section. 
 
     
     
       10. The secondary battery according to  claim 9 , wherein
 an angle between the connecting section and the bending section is less than 120 degrees. 
 
     
     
       11. The secondary battery according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the angle between the connecting section and the bending section ranges from 85 degrees to 95 degrees; or 
 the angle between the connecting section and the bending section ranges from 0 degrees to 45 degrees. 
 
     
     
       12. The secondary battery according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the secondary battery further comprises an insulating adhesive, the insulating adhesive is adhered on an inside portion of the connecting section which directly faces the main body of the electrode assembly; and/or 
 the secondary battery further comprises an insulating adhesive adhered on an outside portion of the bending section.